Civ Pro Question
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:27 pm
Assuming FRCP, what's stopping an unethical attorney from naming an expert just to prevent opposing counsel from retaining said expert?
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This.gdane wrote:Is this really something that you should be thinking about in a first semester civil procedure course? Don't waste time with a question like this unless it's going to show up on your exam. Did your prof talk about this at all?
A federal judge's wrath at shady lawyers.Geaux12 wrote:Assuming FRCP, what's stopping an unethical attorney from naming an expert just to prevent opposing counsel from retaining said expert?
Rule 4.4, Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Pissed off judges. Not to mention a pissed off expert that you may have to deal with again. That's assuming you can get him to agree to that in the first place.Geaux12 wrote:Assuming FRCP, what's stopping an unethical attorney from naming an expert just to prevent opposing counsel from retaining said expert?